Linotype-machine.



No. 743,284. PATENTED NOV. 3, 1903.

` J. G. HoLB0URNs.& H. A. LONGHURST.

LINUTYPB MACHINE.

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LINOT-YPE MACHINE.

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No. 743,284. PATENTED NOV. 3, 1903. J. G. HOLBOURNS & H'. A. LONGHURST.

LINOTYPE MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES Patented November 3, 190e; r

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JOHN GLENNIE HOLROURNs AND HENRY ALEXANDER LONGHURST, OE

' LONDON, ENGLAND.

LINOTYPE-MAOHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters ljatent No. 743,284, dated November 3, 1903. Application tiled November 6, 1902. Serial No. 130,325. .(No model.)

"as the typograph, and which is described at length in the specitications of Letters Patent of the United States Nos. 437,139 and 437,141, September 23, 1890. In linOtype-machines of this class the character-bars are suspended from a so-called matrix-carrier,

consisting of a frame pivoted at the rear of the main frame of the machine and having socalled ways or wires extending from the front of the frame to the rear of it. The spacers are mounted on separate ways. The ways for both the character-bars and the spacers stand normally inclined, downward from the rear toward the front, the character-bars andV spacers being held back at the rear ends of the ways by escapements. As soon as a front character-bar or spacer is released it slides down its way to the place of assemblage. The released and assembled character-bars and spacers are distributed-1I. e., returned to their original positions to the rear of the respective escapements-by tilting the pivoted. carrier upward and backward, so that the last-mentioned character-bars slide by gravity down the tilted ways past the escapements, while the released and assembled spacers are distributed by means actuated by the said tilting.

The object of the present invention is to dispense with `the above-described tilting;

and the invention itself consists, essentially, 3

in the combination, with a stationary character-bar carrier, of a distributer connected to all ythe ways and capable of moving to and fro thereupon and automatic mechanism connecting the driving-shaftand the characterbar distributer aswell as the spacer-distributer to move both once `to the rear to eect distribution of the assembled character-bars and spacers and once to the front to pnt them in the assembling position during each cycle of the machine. This automatic mechanism maybe of any suitable type, and consequently the details of it may be varied to any extent, provided that the proper discharge of its functions is provided for.

The particular machine to which the invention is applied may have its character-bar ways divided into two divisionsand spacebar ways for one division, as in the machines describedrin the patents above mentioned, or the character-bar ways may not be so divided. The class of machine will not be affected by the absence of such division..

Neither does the fact ot' division or no division affect the type of either character-bar distributer or of its connecting mechanism. Each remains the same. The only variation caused by such division is that for each division of character-bar ways there is a separate distributer and connecting mechanism; but not only is each a replica of the other, respectively, but both must act togetheri. e., in unison.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are to be taken as part of this specification and read therewith, Figure 1 is a rear elevation ot' a typograph-machine to which our invention has been applied; Fig. 2, a side elevation from the right hand of Fig. l; Fig. 3, a detail side elevation, on an enlarged scale, of the means for raising and lowering the character-bar-escapement frame; Fig. 4, an enlarged side elevation of one characterbar distributer and the detent for locking it out of action; Fig. 5, a section taken on the Aline 5 5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6, a detail sectional elevation ot the joint between a characterbar-distributer link and its pinion; Fig. 7, a detail side elevation showing a character-bardistributer link connected direct to its pinion, and Fig. 8 a plan of the connection between the character-bar-esoapement frame and the link that actuates it.

l is the main frame of the machine.

2 is the frame of the matrix-carrier. It is fixed to the main frame 1 by any suitable means in order that the matrix-carrier may be stationary thereupon.

3 is the front or assemblage portion, and 4 the rear or distribution portion, of each way. Fig. 1 shows in section the two columns of assemblage portions of the ways, and Figs. 1 and 2 their distribution portions.

5 5 are character-bars.

6 6 are two character-bar distributors, each one movably connected to all the ways of the respective division of4 the matrix carrier. This threading is illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, especially in the latter, where the perforation for one way and the presence of the latter in the perforation are both shown by dotted lines. The normal position of a distributer 6 is at the front end of the respective column of assemblage portions 3 of the ways, asv

shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, and therefore all the character-bars 5 that travel down those portions 3. will be behind the respective distributer and close up to it. The distance between any two adjacent distribution portions 4 4gradnally increases from front to rear, and consequently a distributer must be variable in length to enable it to accommodate itself to the varying distance between the two outer distribution portions 4 4, on which its outer ends are respectively connected. This variability is secured bythe following means, which are described with reference to Figs. 4 and': A convenient number of tubes or similar slides (say three) 7, 8, and 9 are adapted to telescope lengthwise, theirjoint maximum and minimum lengths being equal to the maximum and minimum distances separating the distribution portions 4 4 of the two outer ways. 10 is a lazy-tongs similarly proportioned. v

11 is a block having a perforation 12, by which it is threaded onto its way, one block on each way, the perforations being large enough to travel smoothly on the ways.

The series of blocks 1l, the lazy-tongs 10, and the series of slides 7, 8, and 9 are connected together by screw-threaded pins 13, the shanks of which serve as the pivots for the intersections of the lazy-tongs, the threaded ends being screwed into the blocks 11 and the slides 7 89, duly slotted from end to end, passed over the heads of the pins 13, which project sufficiently beyond the lazy-tongs 10 to receive the said slides. The capacity of a distributer 6 for accommodating itself to the varying relative positions of the ways may be increased,if necessary, byinterposingan elastic cushion, such as an india-rubber ring, on the shank of each pin 13 between its head and the respective slide 7, 8, or 9. This cushion is not illustrated.

The preferred type of connecting mechanism by which a distributer or each distributer 6 (as many as there may be) is actuated from the main driving-shaft 16 of the machine is as follows: 15 is a cam on the shaft 121-, which is driven in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1 by the main shaft 16, as shown in Fig. 1. 17 18 are two equal recesses in its periphery, one for each of the two distributers shown, each recess having a separate times.

path. 19 2O are two levers, respectively fulcrumed at 21 and 22 near the base of the machine. Each of these levers carries an antifriction-roller 23, standing up from it for a sufficient distance to enter the respective recess under the pull of a spring 24, one end of which is connected to its lever and the other to a stud 25 or equivalent fixed point on the machine-frame 1. The recesses 17 18 and antifriction-rollers 23 23 are so positioned on the cam 14 and levers 19 20, respectively, that both the latter are pulled up by the springs 24 and pushed down together by the cam 14. When there are more distributers than one, the latter, 'the respective cam recesses, levers, and springs work together in equal As the other portions of each connecting mechanism are the same foreach distributer 6, a description of one suffices for a description of all. 26 is a link pivotallyconnected by its bottom end to the outer end of the respective lever' 19 20 and by its top end to one arm lof a bell-crank lever 27, fulcrumed in the machine-frame 1. 28'is a bar sliding in a fixed guide 29, carried by the frame 2 of the matrix-carrier. This bar 28 is connected to the other arm of the bell-crank lever 27 by a pin 30, working in a slot 31 in the said arm. The other end of this bar is toothed, as indicated by dotted lines, to engage with and turn a spur-pinion 32.

The motion of the bar 28 will be a reciprocating linear one and that of the pinion 32 a reciprocating arcual one to put the respective distributer 6 through its above-described motions over the ways. The pinion 32 is connected with the respective distributer by an arm 33, which is telescopic to permit it to accommodate itself to the Varying distance between the respective ways and the axis of the pinion 32. The end of an arm 33 may be connected to its pinion 32 by shaft 34, turning in a vertical bearing 35, fixed tothe frame 2 by screws passed through lugs 36 36, projecting laterally from the bearinginto the said frame, as shown in Fig. 1, the shaft 34 having a collar 37, turning upon the top of the .bearing 35, and the pinion 32 being fast on the bottom end of the said shaft, which projects far enough below the bearing 35 to-receive it, the top of the shaft 34 terminating in a fork 38, which receives an eye 39, in which the arm 33 terminates, the latter being pivoted to the fork by a bolt 40, passed through the fork 38 and the eye 39, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 6.

It will be noticed that the guide 29, already described, is carried by the frame 2 by being integral with the bearing 35. vThe distance between the pivot 40 and the bar 28 is immaterial. It may be shorter than the one illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 by adopting the construction illustrated in Fig. 7, in which 33 is an arm, 38 its fork, 39 its eye, 40 its pivot, 32 the pinion fast on the shaft 34a, turning in a bearing 35a, bolted to the frame 2 in the same way as the bearing 35, and 29 the guide for the bar 28, the shaft 34a being prevented from ICO IIO

rising in the bearing by a key 43 or its equivalent.

The front end of an arm 33 is pivotally connected to the middle of the respective distributer by means of a joint capable of allowing either to turn in any direction with reference to the other. The one illustrated consists of a ball-and-socket joint, of which the socket 41 is fast to the middle slide S and the ball 42 is fast to the front end of the arm 33.

In the machine described in the specification No. 437,141, already referred to, it is necessary that all the escapements should be raised to allow of the character-bars 5 being distributed past them. To provide for this lifting, the escapements are fixed to a frame which is loosely mounted upon the matrixcarrier in such a way that when the latter is tilted upward the escapement-frame is au tomatically pulled up away from the ways far enough to allow the tops of the character-bars to clear the escapements. As the present invention dispenses with the tilting of the matrix-carrier, it includes novel means for automatically raising the escapement-frame to hold the escapements out of the path of the tops of the character-bars.

44 is the escapement-frame. It is bowshaped and loosely mounted upon the frame 2 of the matrix-carrier, as heretofore, as by having an eye 45 at each end fitting over a vertical pin 46, fast on and standing up from the respective sideof the said frame; 47, one

of the series of escapements as at present supplied with the machine, and 48 the escapement-rods from the escapements to the keys 49. The novel means for so automatically raising the escapement-frame are illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 8. Referringthereto, 50 is a cam-groove receiving a stud 51, projecting from the bottom end of a link 52. This cam-groove 50 may advantageously be in the cam 15, already described, or in a special cam. The top end of the link 52 is connected by a pivot-pin 53 and slot 54 to one arm of a bellcrank lever 55, having its fulcrum in a stud 56, passed through the said arm, and a lug 57, fast to and projecting in the direction of the link 52 from the center of the escapementframe 44. The opposite or front arm of the lever 55 stands normally just above (or it may bejust in contact with) the crown of the arch of the frame 2. Both arms of the lever55 are forked toembrace the link 52 and the lug 57, respectively. The cam-groove 50 is so shaped and positioned angularly with reference to the pair of recesses 17 and 18 that just before the rollers 23 touch the bottoms of these recesses the pivot-pin 53 will have rocked the rear arm of the bell-crank lever 55 up, thereby making the front arm of it ride in a rearward direction over the top face of the frame 2, with the result that the escapement-frame 44 is raised high enough to hold the bottom ends of the escapements 47 clear of the path of the character-bars 5 undergoing distribution. The attainment of this result is facilitated by the upward and rearward inclination of the top face of the frame 2, and whatever the contour of the latter may be the contour of the front arm of the lever 55 is always such that the two contours shall compel the fulcrum 56 to rise when the pivot-pin 53 is raised. The two terminal positions of the top of the link 52, the lever 55, and the lug 57 are respectively shown by the full and dotted lines of Fig. 3. 58 is a pin depending from the lug 57 in a corresponding hole 59 in the frame 2 to supplement the guiding action of the eyes 45 andrpins 46.

To make sure that the distr'ibuters 6 need never travel as far up the distribution por-- tions 4 of the ways as would bring them nnder the escapements 47, each block 11 carries a finger 60, which is alined with and underneath the respective way and projects to the rear, so as to keep the front character-bar well in front of the distributer, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

The invention further includes meanswhich enable the machine to cast repeat-linotypes. These means consist of a manually-operated detent adapted to lock each distributer 6 in the assembling position at the front end of the ways and a device for preventing the rise of the link 52 raising the escapements 57, for it is obvious that if the escapements were to kbe raised when the distributers were not approaching them all the character-bars in reserve behind the said escapements would slide down the ways. T he preferred form of this means is a hook 61,pivoted on a stud 62 on the machine-frame 1 in a position to allow of the hook being engaged with the piece that holds the socket 41 of the balland socket joint to the middle slide S and a detachable pivot-pin 53. 63 is a milled head on the end of the said pin to facilitate its withdrawal from the link 52 and the lever 55, and 64 is a spring-detent on the said lever to hold the pin in its working position by engaging in an annular groove in the shank of the pin. 64- is a stop for the shoulder 65 of each hook 61 to rest against when it is out of use.

The invention acts as follows: The machine holding the distributers 6 6 at the front end of the assemblage portions 4 of the ways, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, the operator assembles the character-bars 5 for a iinotype by means bf the keys 49 and starts the machine as heretofore. Vhen the iinotype has been cast, (or in due course,) thecam-groove 50 begins to raise the link 52, and the series of escapements 47 and the recesses 17 18 reach the rollers 23, whereupon the distributers 6 6 are pulled by the springs 24 up the ways to distribute the assembled character-bars. The raising of the escapements 57 is completed just before the character-bars reach them, and the cam-groove 50 drops the escapements in front of them before the distributers start on their return motion to the assembling position, such return motion being effected by the plain periphery of the cam 15.

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wWhen it is desired to cast repeat-linotypes from the same line of assembled characterbars, the pivot-pin 53 is withdrawn, so that the rise of the link 52 shall not rock the bellcrank lever 55, and the distributer 6 is locked in the assembling position. The link 52 is then kept in its vertical position by the hole 66 inthe frame 2, and the necessary compensation in the mechanism connecting the distributer to the cam-groove 50 is provided by the elasticity of the spring or springs 24.

The present invention deals with the spacerdistributer in the following way: 70 70 being the two Ways for the spacers 7l 7l, and 72 72 a pair of arms pivoted to a vertical shaft 73, turning in a fixed bearing 74, the outer end of each arm terminating in an eye 75, Which is threaded onto the respective way 70, all as in the typograph-machine as at present made and used. In the existing typographmachines, however, the eyes 75 are kept in the assembling-position by a spring, and a cam actuated by the tilt of the frame 2 turns the shaft 73 in its'bearing, and thereby makes the eyes 75 75 distribute all the assembled spacers up the respective Ways 70 70, the spring returning the eyes to the assembling positions after the cam has effected the distribution of the spacers. 'In the present arrangement the last-mentioned spring and cam are dispensed with and the eyes 75 75 are connected by a crank-arm 75a to the appropriate shaft 34, Figs. l and 6, or 34a, Fig. 7, that actuates the latter. The construction of this arm may vary according to circumstances. If there is room for it to be so, it may be a telescopic one with a ball-and-socket joint or joints at its connection with the eyes; but in the typograph-machine there is not room for an arm so constructed and connected to the eyes, and in consequence thereof it is preferably pivoted by one end to a fork 76 at the bottom end of the shaft 34, while the front end terminates in a fork 77, that straddles one arm 72 of the pair. The assembled spacers will therefore be distributed each time that the respective character-bars are distributed and the eyes moved to the assembling position each time that the respective distributer 6 is so moved.

We claiml. rIhe combination in a linotype-machine, of stationary inclined distributing and assembling ways one for each of the characterbars; a distributer connected to all the said ways and capable of motion to and fro along them; and mechanism connecting the distributer to the driving-shaft of the machine and adapted to move the said distributer along the Ways in one direction to distribute the assembled character-bars and along the same ways in the opposite direction to return it to the assembling position.

2. The combination in a linotype-machine, of stationary inclined distributing and assembling ways one for each of the characterbars and arranged in divisions; a distributer connected to all the Ways of each division of the latter and capable of motion to and fro along them; and mechanism connecting the distributers to the driving-shaft of the machine and adapted to move them together along the respective ways in one direction to distribute the assembled character-bars and 'along the same ways in the opposite direction to return the distributers to the assembling position.

3. The combination in a linotype-machine, of stationary inclined distributing and assembling ways one for each of the characterbars; a distributer connected to all the said ways and capable of motion to and fro along them; and mechanism connecting the distributer to the driving-shaft of the machine and adapted to move the distributer along the Ways once to distribute the assembled character-bars and once along the same ways to return it to the assembling position during each cycle of the machine.

4. The combination in a linotype-machine, of stationary inclined distributing and assembling ways one for each of the characterbars and arranged in divisions; a distributer connected to all the ways of each division of the latter and capable of motion to and fro along them; and mechanism connecting the distributers to the driving-shaft of the machine and adapted to move them together along the respective ways once to distribute the assembled character-bars and along the same ways once to return the said distributers to the assembling position during each cycle of the machine.

5. The combination in a linotype-machine, of stationary inclined distributing and assembling ways one for each of the characterbars; a distributer connected to all the said ways and capable of motion to and fro along them; mechanism connecting the distributer to the driving-shaft of the machine and adapted to move the distributer along the ways to distribute the assembled character-bars and along the same ways to return it to the assembling position; an escapement-frame capable of a rising and falling motion at an angle to the ways; and mechanism connecting the escapement-frame to the driving-shaft of the machine and adapted to raise the said frame high enough for the escapements to clear the characterbars being distributed and to provide for the return of it to its normal position after the said bars have been distributed.

6. The combination in a linotype-machine, of stationary inclined distributing and assembling ways one for each of the characterbars and arranged in divisions; a distributer connected to all the said ways of each division of the latter and capable of motion to and fro along them; mechanism connecting the distributers to the driving-shaft of tho machine and adapted to move them together along the respective ways in one direction to distribute the assembled character-bars and -IOO IOS

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along the same ways in the opposite direction to return the said distributers to the assembling position; an escapement-frame capable of a rising-and-fallng motion at an angle to the ways; and mechanism connecting the escapement-frame to the driving-shaft of the machine and adapted to raise the said frame high enough to allow the character-bars being distributed to pass the respective escapements and to return it to its normal position after the said bars have been distributed.`

'7. Thecombination in alinotype-machine, of stationary inclined distributing and assembling ways one for each of the characterbars; a distributer connected to all the said ways and capable of motion to and fro along them; mechanism'connecting the distribnter to the driving-shaft of the machine and adapted to move the distributer along the ways to distribute the assembled character-bars and along the same ways to return it to the assembling position; an escapement-frame capable of a rising-and-falling motion at an angle to the ways; lnechanism connecting the escapement-frame tothe driving-shaftof the machine and adapted to raise the said frame high enough for the escapement to clear the character-bars being distributed and to pro- Vide for the return of it toits normal position after the said bars have been distributed; means for disconnecting the escapementframe from the last-mentioned mechanism; and means for locking the distributer out of action.

8. The combination in a linotype-machine,

of stationary inclined distributing and assembling ways one for each of the characterbars and arranged in divisions; a distributer connected to all the said ways of each division of the latter and capable of motion to and fro along them; mechanism connecting the distributers to the driving-shaft of the machine and adapted to move them together along the respective Ways in one direction to distribute said distribntersto the assembling position;

an escapement-frame capable of a rising-andfalling motion at an angle to the ways; mechanism connecting the escapement-frame to the driving-shaft ofthe machine, adapted to raise the said framehigh enough to allow the character-bars being distributed to pass the respective escapements and to return it to its normal position after the said bars have been distributed; means for disconnecting the escapement `frame from `the lastmentioned mechanism; and means for locking the distributers out ot' action.

9. The combination in a linotype-machine, of inclined ways for the character-bars; a distribnter one for each of the same connected to all the said ways and capable of motion to and fro along them; a series of escapements at an angle to the ways carried by a frame and capable of being raised out of engagement and lowered into engagement with the respective ways; mechanism for imparting the to-and-fromotion to the distribnter; mechanism for raising and lowering the es- Vcapement-frame; means for disconnecting the last-mentioned mechanism from the escapement-frame; means for locking the distributer out of action inthe assembling position; and acornpensating spring in the distributer-actuating mechanism.

l0. The combination inalinotype-machine, of inclined ways arranged in divisions one for each of the character-bars; a distributor connected toall the character-bar Ways of each division and capable of motion to and fro along them; a series of escapements at an angle to the ways carried by a frame and capable of being raised out ot engagement and lowered into engagement with the respective ways; mechanism for imparting a to-and-for motion to each distributer; mechanism for raising and lowering the escapement-frame; meansfor disconnecting the last-mentioned mechanism from the escapelnent frame; means for locking the distributers out of action in the assembling position; anda compensating spring in each distributer-actuating mechanism. 1l. The combinationinalinotype-machine, 0f stationary inclined and diverging character-bar ways separated from each other by varying distances; a distributer variable in length, "connected to all the said Ways and capable of motion to and fro along them, an arm telescopic lengthwise, pivotally connected by one end to the mechanism that actuated it and the distributer and loosely connected by the other end to the distributer; and mechanism for actuating both the said link and distributer.

l2. The combination in alinotype-machine, of stationary inclined and diverging character-bar ways separated from each other by varying distances and arranged in divisions; a distributer variable in length and connected to all the ways of each division and capable of motion to and fro along them; an arm telescopic lengthwise, pivotally'connected by one end to the mechanism that actuates it and the respective distributer and loosely connected by the other end to the said distributer, and mechanism for actuating the links and distributers together.

13. The combination with the inclined and diverging character-bar ways of a linotypemachine, of a distribnter consisting of slides alined and telescoping lengthwisewith each other, a lazy-tongs parallel with the alined slides and adapted to extend and collapse therewith, a block serving as the pivot of each intersection of the lazy-tongs, engaging with the alined slides and threaded on the respective way; and mechanism actuated by the said machine to move the distributer to and fro along the ways.

14. The combination in a linotype-machine with the inclined and diverging characterbar ways thereof arranged in divisions, of a distributer for each division and consisting of slides alined and telescoping lengthwise with each other, a lazy-tongs parallel with the alined slides and adapted to extend and collapse therewith, a block serving asthe pivot of each intersection of the lazy-tongs, engaging with the alined slides and threaded on the respective way; and mechanism actuated by said machine in unison to move the distributers to and fro along the ways.

15. The combination with the inclined and diverging character-bar ways of a linotypemachine, of a distributer consisting of slides alined and telescoping lengthwise with each other, a lazy-tongs parallel with the alined slides and adapted to extend and collapse therewith, a blockserving as the pivot of veach intersection of the lazy-tongs, engaging with the alined slides and threaded on the respective way; an arm telescopic lengthwise, loosely connected by one end to the distributer and pivotally by the other to a shaft capable of reciprocating axial motion; and means for imparting such motion to it.

16. rlhe combination in a linotype-machine with the inclined and diverging character-bar ways thereof arranged in divisions, of a distributer for each division and consisting of slides alinedand telescoping lengthwise with each other, a lazytongs parallel with the alined slides and adapted to extend and collapse therewith, a block serving as the pivot of each intersection of the lazy-tongs, engaging with the alined slides and threaded on the respective Way; an arm telescopic lengthwise, loosely connected by one end to the respective distributer and pivotally by the other end to a shaft capable of reciprocating axial motion; and means for imparting such motion to each shaft in unison.

17. The combination in a linotype-machine having inclined and diverging character-bar ways, of a distributer of variable length connected to all the said ways and capable of motion to and fro thereon; an arm telescopic lengthwise and loosely connected by one end to the distributer and by the other to a vertical shaft capable of a reciprocating axial motion; and mechanism connecting the said arm to the driving-shaft of the machine and consisting of a cam turning once in each cycle of the machine; a recess in the periphery thereof; a lever fulcrumed in the base of the machine and held in engagement with the said periphery; a spring for so holding it in engagement; a link pivotally connected by one end to the lever, a bell-crank lever fnlcrumed upon the frame of the machine and i of variable length connected with all the said yrespective distributer and by the other to a shaft capable of a reciprocating axial motion; and mechanism connecting each arm to the driving-shaft of the machine and consisting of a cam turning once in each cycle of the machine; two recesses in the periphery thereof; levers fulc'rumed in the base of the machine and respectively held in engagement with the path of each recess; springs for so holding the levers in engagement; a link pivotally'connected by one end to each lever, a bell-crank lever fulcrurned upon the frame of thel machine and having one arm loosely connected to the other end of the respective link; a sliding toothed bar pivotally connected to the lother arm of the respective bell-crank lever; the respective reciprocating shaft and a pinion thereon engaging'with the toothed bar.

19. The combinationinalinotype-machine, of inclined character-bar ways; a distributer connected to all the said ways and capable of motion to and fro along them; a series of escapements carried by a frame capable of being raised ont of engagement and lowered into engagement with the respective'ways; mechanism for imparting the to-and-fro motion to the distributer; mechanism for raising and lowering the escapement-frame; and a finger carried by the distributer under each way and out of the path of the respective escapement projecting therefrom in the direction of the said escapement.

20. The combination in a linotype-machine, of inclined character-bar ways arranged in divisions; a distributer connected to all the said ways of each division and capable of motion to and fro along them; a series of escapements carried by a frame capable of being raised out of engagement and lowered into engagement with the respective ways; mechanism for im parting the to-and-fro motion to eachdistributer; mechanism for raising and lowering the escapement-frame and a vfinger carried by each distributer under each way of the respective division out of the path of the respective escapement 'and projecting therefrom in thedirection of the said escapement.

2l. The combinationinalinotype-machine, of stationary inclined distributing and assembling ways one for each of the characterbars, a distributer connected to all the said ways and capable of motion to and fro along them; inclined spacer-ways; a spacer-distributer; and mechanism connecting the two distributers to the driving-shaft of the machine and adapted to move them along the respective ways in one direction to distribute and along the same ways in the opposite direction to return them to the assembling direction.

22. The combination inalinotype-machine,

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of stationary inclined distributing and assembling ways one for each of the character-bars and arranged in divisions; a distributerconnected to all the ways of each division ofthe ways and capable of motion to and fro along them; inclined spacer-ways; a spacer-distributer and mechanism connecting the said distributers tothe driving-shaft of the machine and adapted to move them along the respective ways in one direction to distribute andalong the same ways in the opposite direction to return them to the assembling position. I

23. Thecombinationinalinotype-machine, of stationary inclined distributing and assembling ways for the character-bars; a distributer connected to all the ways and capable ot' motion to and fro along them; inclined spacerways; a spacer-distributer; and mechanism connecting the two distributers to the driving-shaft of the machine and adapted to move them along the respective Ways once to distribute and once along the same Ways to return them to the assembling position, during each cycle of the machine.

24. Thecombinationinalinotype-machine, of stationaryinclined distributing and assembling ways for the character-bars and arranged in divisions;.a distributer connected to all the ways of each division of the latter and capable ot' motion to and fro along them; spacer-ways; aspacer-distributer; and mechanism connecting all the distributers to the driving-shaft ot' the machine and adapted to move them together along the respective ways once to distribute and along the same ways once to return the said distributers to the assembling position during each cycle of the machine.

25. The combination in a linotype-machine, of stationaryinclined distributing and assembling Ways for the character-bars; a distributer connected to all the said ways and capable of motion to and fro along them; inclined spacer-Ways; a spacer-distributer; mechanism connecting both the distributors to the driving-shaft of the machine and adapted to move them along the respective ways to distribute and along the same ways to return the distributer to the assembling position; an escapement-frame capable of a rising-and-falling motion with reference to the characterbar ways; and mechanism connecting the escapement-frame to the driving-shaft of the machine and adapted to raise the said frame high enough for the escapements to clear the character-bars being distributed and to provide fonthe return of it to its normal position after the said bars have been distributed.

26. The combination in a linotype-machine, ofstationary inclined distributing and assembling ways for the character-bars arranged in divisions; a distributer connected to all the necting all the distributers to the drivingshaft of the machine and adapted to move them together along the respective ways in one direction to distribute and along the same ways in the opposite direction to return the said distributers to the assembling position; an escapement-frame capable of a rising-andfalling motion with reference to the character-bar Ways; and mechanism connecting the escapement-frame to the driving-shaft of the machine and adapted to raise the said frame high enough to allow the character-bars being distributed to pass the respective escapements and to return it to its normal position after the said bars have been distributed.

27. The combinationinalinotype-machine, of stationary inclined distributing and assembling ways for the character-bars; a distributer connected to all the said ways and capable of motion to and fro along them; spacerways; a spacer-distributer; mechanism connecting both distributers to the driving-shaft of the machine and adapted to move them along the respective ways to distribute and along the same Ways to return them to the assembling position; an escapementframe capable of a rising-and-falling motion Vwithv reference to the character-bar ways; mechanism connecting the escapement-frame to the driving-shaft of the machine and adapted to raise the said frame high enough for the escapement to clear the character-bars being distributed and to provide for thereturn of it to its normal position after the said bars have been eiected; means for disconnecting the Iescapementframe from the last-mentioned automatic mechanism; and means for locking the distributer out of action.

28. The combinationinalinotype-machine, of stationary inclined distributing and assembling ways for the character-bars arranged in divisions; a distributer connected to all the ways of each division of the latter and capable of motion to and fro along them; spacerways; a spacer-distributer; mechanism connecting all the distributers to the drivingshaft of the machine and adapted to move them together along the respective ways in one direction to distribute and along the same ways in the opposite direction to return them to the assembling position; an escapementframe capable of a rising-and-falling motion with reference to the character-bar ways; mechanism connecting the escapement-frame to the driving-shaft ofthe machine, adapted to raise the said frame high enough to allow the character-bars being distributed to pass the respective escapements and to return it to its normal position after the said bars have the escapementframe from the last-mentioned mechanism; and means for locking the distributers out of action.

29. The combination in a linotype-machine, of inclined ways for the character-bars; a distributer connected to all the said ways and capable of motion to and fro along them; a series of escape-ments carried by a frame capa- IIO - been distributed; means for disconnecting y ble of being raised out ot` engagement and lowered into engagement with the respective ways; spacer ways; a spacerdistributer; mechanism for imparting the to-and-fro motion to the distributers; mechanism for raising and lowering the escapement frame; means for disconnecting the last-mentioned mechanism from the escapement frame; means for locking the distributer out of action in the assembling position; and a compensating spring in the distributer-actuating mechanism.

30. The combination in alinotype-machine, of inclined ways for the distributer-bars and arrangedin divisions; adistributerconnected to all the ways of each division and capable of motion to and fro along them, a series of escapements carried by a frame capable of being raised out of engagement and lowered into engagement with the respective ways; spacer-ways; a spacer-distributer; mechanism for imparting the to-and-fro motion to all the distributers; mechanism for raising and lowering the escapement-frame; means for disconnecting the last-mentioned mechanism from the escapement-frame; means for locking the distributers out of action in the assembling position and acompensatingspring in each distributer-actuating mechanism.

3l. Thecombinationinalinotype-machine, of stationary inclined and diverging ways for the character-bars and separated from each other by varying distances; spacer-ways; a spacerdistributer variable in length, connected to all the said ways and capable of motion to and fro along them, an arm telescopic lengthwise, pivotally con neet-ed by one end to the mechanism that actuates it and the distributer and loosely connected by the other end to the distributer; and mechanism for actuating both the said link and distributer. 32. The combination in alinotype-rnachine with the inclined and diverging ways for the character-bars thereof and arranged in divisions, of a distributer for each division and consisting of slides alined and telescoping lengthwise with each other, a lazy-tongs parallel with the alined slides and adapted to extend and collapse therewith, a block serving as the pivot of each intersection of the lazy-tongs, engaging with the alined slides and threaded onv the respective way; spacer- Vways; aspacer-distributer; and mechanisms yon the respective way; spacer-ways; a spacerdistributer; an arm telescopic lengthwise,

lengthwise with each other, a lazy-tongs parallel with the alined slides and adapted to extend and collapse therewith, a block serving as the pivot of each intersection of the lazytongs, engaging with the alined slidesV and threaded on the respective way; spacerways; aspacer-distributer; an arm telescopic lengthwise, loosely connected by one end to the respective distributers and pivotally by the other end to a shaft capable of reciprocating axial motion; and means for imparting such motion to each shaft in unison.

35. The combination in a linotype-machine having inclined and diverging ways for the character bars and spacerways for the spacers, of a distributer of variable length connected to the respective ways and capable of motion to and fro thereon; arms telescopic lengthwise and loosely connected by one end to the respective distributer andy by the other to a vertical shaft capable of a reciprocating axial motion; and mechanism connecting the said arm to the driving-shaft of the machine and consisting of a cam turning once in each cycle of the machine; a recess in the periphery thereof; a lever fulcrumed in the base of the machine and held in engagement with lOO the said periphery; a spring for so holding it in engagement; a link pivotally connected by one end to the lever, a bell-crank lever fulcrumed upon the frame of the machine and having one arm loosely connected to the other end of the said link; a sliding toothed bar pivotally connected to the other arm of the bell-crank lever; the reciprocating shaft and a pinion thereon engaging with the toothed bar.

36. The combination in a linotype-niachine having inclined and diverging ways for the character-bars and arranged in divisions, and spacer-ways for the spacers, of a distributer of variable length connected with the character-bar ways of each division and with the spacer-ways respectively and capable of motion to andfro thereon arms telescopic lengthwise and loosely connected by one end to the respective distributer and by the other to a shaft capable of a reciprocating axial motion; and mechanism connecting each arm to the driving-shaft of the machine and consisting of a cam turning once in each cycle of the machine, two recesses in the periphery thereof, levers fulcrumed in the base of the machine and respectively held in engagement with the path of each recess; springs for so holding the levers in engagement; a link pivotally connected by one end to each lever, a bell-crank lever fulcrumed u pon the frame of the ma- IIO IZO

carried by a frame capable of being raised out of engagement and lowered into engagement with the respective character-bar ways; mechanism for imparting the to-and-fro motion to the distri buters; mechanism for raising and lowering the escapement-frame; and a finger carried by the distributer under each character-bar way and out of the path of the respective escapement projecting therefrom in the direction of the said escapement.

38. The combination in alnotype-machine, of inclined ways for the character-bars and arranged in divisions; inclined spacer-ways; a distributer connected to all the ways of each division and capable of motion to and fro along them; a series of escapernents carried by a frame capable of being raised out of engagement and lowered into engagement with the respective Ways; a spacerdistributor; mechanism for imparting the to-and-fro motion to each distributer; mechanism for raising and lowering the escapement-fra1ne and a finger carried by each character-bar distributer under each way of the respective division out of the path of Vthe respective escapement and projecting therefrom in the di- `rectionof the said escapement.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN GLENNIE HOLBOURNS. HENRY ALEXANDER LONGHURST.

Witnesses:

CEAS. S. WooDRoFFE, WILLIAM J. WIGMORE. 

